The Lightning Shield For Rescue Work, presented to West Ham Police Swimming Club (K Division) October 1910, by Edward Cook & Co. Ltd, the soap & disinfectant specialists. Bow. London. E. Winners listed :-

1910 PC Frank Pile. 1911 PC Frank Pile. 1912 PC W Simmons.           1913 PC W Simmons. 1918 PC W Chiswell. 1919 PC W Simmons.      1920 PS House. 1922 PC Jarman. 1923 PC Burrell. 1924 PC Burrell.   1925 Stn Sgt House (promoted since 1920, perhaps?)                      1926 Stn Sgt House. 1927 PC T Brown. 1928 PC T Brown. 1929 PC T Brown (Bow) 1930 No Competition. 1931 PC Tuck (Limehouse)        1934 PC Gardner. 1936 PC Pratt.

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The Abbey of St Mary at Stratford Langthorne was built in the 12th Century, and was a 'Daughter House' of the Cistercian Monastery of Savigney in France.. The Abbey lay between the Channelsea River and Marsh Lane (Manor Road) on a site now by occupied by factorys railways and a sewage pumping station, over the years the site has many times been disturbed by railway works. 

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Dog Tag belonging to G. Lewin, (George.W) 46538 of the South Lancs. Regt. Although not Newham this is an example of what a WW1 dog tag would look like.

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Wood Plaque from the Memorial Chapel dedicated to Stewart Smyth, Th. AKCL (Theology Associate Kings College London) He is in the 1896 & 1902 Kellys directory at St Marks Vicarage Victoria Dock. It is likely that this was a side chapel in St Marks dedicated to his memory.

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War Savings Campaign 1944. Presented by the War Office to West Ham saving commitee in appreciation of their success in Salute the Soldier week.

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Plaque presented to H.M.S. Quiberon to commemorate her adoption by the people of the Borough of West Ham in Warship Week March 21-28 1942.

This Fire Bucket for sand, would probably have come from a public building, there would have been a number of them in the building as there are Fire Extinguishers today. The GR VI and crown emblem is for George Rex, King George VI. His Coronation was 12th May 1937, he died 6th February 1952.

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Painting by H. Smart 1903

The Spotted Dog Inn, it is the only ancient building to have survived in Forest Gate. It is a timber framed building from the 16th century or earlier. It has been much restored and altered over the years and has been neglected and is not in use at the moment. 

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Painting by A. E. Butler, 1912.

The ancient parish church of St Mary Magdalene East Ham was built in Norman times and is still in use today. It has one of the best preserved Norman Arches in the country and the churchyard is almost 10 acres. The churchyard was closed to burials and became East Ham Nature Reserve.

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Water-colour painting of, the Bell Tower, Tide Mill, Three Mills Lane, E3.

The Clock Mill has two kilns, the cone of one you can see to the left of the Clock Tower. The Mill building was erected in 1817 but the clock tower dates from 1753. It is said to contain the original clock with a bell founded in 1750.

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